Palomar College Arboretum

Come help clean-up the Arboretum! 9am-12pm Meet at the Monument Stone near the entrance to the Arboretum   We will be assisting the grounds team with planting and hauling off debris from throughout the Arboretum. Make sure to wear long pants, long sleeves and closed-toed shoes. Gloves, safety glasses and tools will be provided as…  Continue Reading: Arboretum Clean-Up

Palm trees are often considered among earths most majestic plants and are popular landscape specimens wherever they may grow. Unfortunately, the threats to earths diverse palm species are increasing every year, both in the wild and in cultivation. Simultaneously, for varied reasons, the use of palm trees in the landscape has become an increasingly hot…  Continue Reading: Palm Trees and the Southern California Landscape

Free to the Public Sponsored by the Friends of the Edwin & Frances Arboretum at Palomar College  Saturday September 13th at 9am-11:30am. Lecture by Wayne Armstrong, Palomar College Professor Emeritus of Biology & Botany. Lecture will be for 1.5 hours, the walk through the campus gardens will be for 1 hr. This talk/walk will focus…  Continue Reading: The Strange and Wonderful Life of Figs